by Tracey Hulick | Dec 5, 2025 | Crossfit, Half Marathon, IronMan, Marathon, Running, Triathlon, Ultra, Weight Lifting
Name: Hunter Location: New York Donation date: September 2025 Age at donation: 34 Categories of exercise before donation: CrossFit, running, ultramarathons, weight lifting, IronMan What was your activity level like before donation? I’ve been an avid gym goer since...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 20, 2025 | Half Marathon, Non-US Donor, Parent When Donated, Running, Weight Lifting
Name: Sandra Location: Mexico City Donation date: March 2019 Age at donation: 41 Activity level prior to donation: High Categories of exercise before donation: Running and weight lifting How would you describe your recovery post-donation? Amazing, my surgery was one...
by Tracey Hulick | May 21, 2025 | Running, Triathlon, Vegetarian or Vegan, Yoga
When my dad called to tell me that my stepmother had been diagnosed with kidney disease, it was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a time already marked by collective uncertainty, isolation, and fear. While she and I weren’t particularly close, I knew...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 30, 2025 | Other Sports, Parent When Donated
Forty years ago, on May 1, 1985, I donated my kidney to my sister, Cindy. My sister, who was just 13 months older than me, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 9. Since there was no history of diabetes in our family, my father, a physician, thought that a...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 16, 2025 | Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running, Soccer
My name is Nicole Harris, and I am a kidney donor. On May 15th, 2012, I was fortunate enough to be able to donate a kidney to my mom. My mom’s battle with ESRD was hard fought, full of adversity, and with many bumps in the road. You see, she was against having one of...
